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January 11, 2017

Do you have Auto Insurance? Of course you do.Health insurance? Most people do.What about Food Insurance?“Food Insurance”? you ask.Yes!Food Insurance!And if not, why
not??

The majority of people have, at
most, 1-3 days of food in their cupboards/fridge because they stop off at the
grocery store several times a week.But
now, no matter where you live in the US, you have most likely seen wicked bad
hurricanes wipe out roadways, homes, businesses and the ability for those
grocery stores to re-open or get re-supplied for weeks.You’ve seen Snowmageddon in many places across
the country.And flooding, more flooding
in more places than I can remember seeing.And extended power outages.And
grocery store shelves empty of everything except the occasional jar of mustard
or tin of anchovies (yum!)

So maybe you can see
the sensibility of having a few extra cans of soup, and jars of peanut
butter.But what about food shortages
that are non-nature related.Do you
follow world economics?The Euro, the
Yen, the not-so-almighty Dollar?The
relations between China and the US?The
US and the Middle East?The US and
terrorist factions around the world?Did
you see the rioting in Venezuela caused by hyperinflation making what little
food was available be unaffordable for the common person?Or non-existent?Think hyperinflation can’t happen here in the
good ol’ US of A?

Many people, if their
own house/home hasn’t been directly hit with a tornado, flood, hurricane,
mudslide, snowstorm, CME or EMP have a tendency to think that “there’s nothing
going on that would indicate the need for food storage. MY grocery store always
has food.”They have a tendency to think
that “nothing has happened to ME so it really isn’t anything to be concerned
about”.

Talk about having a
“grasshopper” mentality rather than the mentality of the wise ant who stores
food all summer so they have plenty in winter.It sometimes makes me wonder.Yes, we have been systematically programmed OUT of having food on hand
by the media, grocery stores, by commercials, by advertising companies helping
to sell more quick and easy prepared foods. You don’t need to store any food,
just go to Arbie’s Roast Beef for a quick sandwich.

But no self-respecting household in the 1930’s and 1940’s
(even during most of the 1950’s) would have been without their canned
vegetables from their own gardens, canned fruits from their own trees and
bushes, root vegetables in the cellar and dried grains and beans, salt and
sugar in the cupboard.It was in the
1950’s when “they” started training us to only have enough food for 2 days in
the house.It was in the 50’s when we
got loaves of Wonder Bread in the convenient square loaf so all the sandwiches
could look the same, when we got Mac and Cheese in a box, and instant
potatoes.Fast and easy – and we bought
it up.

Then there are people
who DID store food, but when the world didn’t end in 2012 (reference the Mayan
Calendar non-event), decided storing food was stupid and they sold all their
food.Boy, will that come back and bite
them in the butt one of these days.I
wonder if they also cancelled their car insurance, health insurance and
Homeowners Insurance as well, or if they just got rid of their “Food Insurance”.

Back to Food Insurance.It seems to me if we weigh the cost
of storing some basic grains, beans, dehydrated veggies, salt and sugar vs the
outcome if we really need the food and don’t have it, it makes good common
sense to store some food.Then the
question becomes, how much should we store?My question to you is “Do you want to be able to feed yourself for 2
weeks, 2 months or 2 years if you couldn’t run down to Albertsons, Safeway or
the Piggly Wiggly grocery store to restock your fridge/cupboards every few days?”

Blog coming up next week:Just What IS the Big Deal About
Mylar Bags and Oxygen Absorbers Anyway?

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I have been in the preparedness business for over 25 years, and lived off the grid for over 25 years.
I love everything that helps people be more self-reliant, more prepared, not from a place of fear, but from a place of empowerment.
If you have a full pantry, a means to provide light and cooking, heat, water and other basic necessities even if your power goes out, then you CAN weather the storm at home, all safe and cozy.
Being snowed in or without power for a week should be a vacation, not a week to be miserable. It's all in the preparation.
There are things you can do right now, today, to make your place more self sufficient. I'm here to share how to do a whole lot of little things that can make a big difference.
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